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The Rev. Dr. Stephen RowanBoard of Directors

Chairman

Appointed 2009 by the Bank Trustees Committee

Rev. Dr. Stephen Rowan has been senior pastor of Cleveland’s Bethany Baptist Church since 1999. Previously, he served in a variety of roles at the Cleveland Foundation, including assistant director of development, program officer for faith-based and “digital divide” programs, and director of the foundation’s economic development grantmaking. Prior to that, he had been a partner at the law firm of Ulmer & Berne, a deputy administrator for Cuyahoga County, and assistant director of the Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging. Rowan earned his doctor of ministry degree from Ashland Theological Seminary and his juris doctorate from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

Paul J. DolanBoard of Directors

Vice Chairman

Appointed 2008 by the Bank Trustees Committee

Paul Dolan is chairman and CEO of the Cleveland Indians, a position he has held since 2011. Previously, he served as president of the team since 2004, and as vice president/general counsel upon joining the organization in 2000. Prior to that, Dolan was a partner for 17 years at Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan, a law firm based in his native Chardon, Ohio. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Lawrence University and earned his juris doctorate from the University of Notre Dame Law School.

Teresa Metcalf BeasleyBoard of Directors

Appointed 2014 by the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Teresa Metcalf Beasley was named a partner at Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP in 2014. She joined the law firm in 2011, and also serves as co-chair of the firm’s Diversity Committee.

Beasley previously served as an attorney with Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP. She also was Director of Law for the City of Cleveland under Mayor Jane Campbell’s administration from 2003 to 2004.

Beasley received the YWCA Women of Professional Excellence Award in 2011. She serves as a board member for Laurel School for Girls, Cleveland Botanical Garden, and Village Capital Corporation. She served as chair of the Cleveland Foundation’s African-American Philanthropy Committee from 2005 to 2011. She received her Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University.

Carrie CarpenterBoard of Directors

Appointed 2015 by The Center for Community Solutions

Carrie Carpenter is the president and executive director of the Gordon Square Arts District, a Cleveland neighborhood that leverages arts and culture for economic development and revitalization. She was a founding board member of the organization in 2007, when it was formed by three nonprofit partners to raise $30 million to renovate and build three theaters that anchor the district. She became its director in 2016, embarking upon its next phase of arts-based place-making, marketing and artist engagement in the district.

She was named to Crain's Cleveland Business Forty under 40 in 2007, and was honored with the YWCA Woman of Professional Excellence award. She is a graduate of the Leadership Cleveland class of 2009. In 2010, she was honored with the American Marshall Memorial Fellowship by the German Marshall Fund, and currently serves as their Cleveland co-chair hosting European leaders in the city annually.

Carpenter earned her B.A. magna cum laude from Kent State University in political science and women's studies, and her Masters in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University. She currently serves as vice chair of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank. A past board member of the Cleveland Leadership Center, she still chairs its Leadership Cleveland advisory committee. She previously served as the president of the board of Cleveland Public Theatre, one of the anchors of the Gordon Square Arts District.

Inajo Davis ChappellBoard of Directors

Appointed 2010 by the Board of Directors

Inajo Davis Chappell is a partner with the law firm of Ulmer & Berne. She serves as chair of the firm’s Nonprofit Group, representing a wide range of nonprofit organizations, as well as for-profit businesses and public institutions. Her legal expertise focuses on various aspects of corporate law and governance, general business transactions, and commercial real estate acquisition, development, construction, and financing. Chappell sits on the boards of several organizations, including the Cleveland Leadership Center, Ohio Board of Voting Machine Examiners, Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, and Medical Mutual of Ohio Charitable Foundation. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and a juris doctorate from Columbia Law School.

Jenniffer D. DeckardBoard of Directors

Appointed 2014 by the Bank Trustees Committee

Ms. Deckard has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Fairmount Santrol since 2013. Previously, Ms. Deckard served as President from January 2011 until May 2013, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 1999 until 2011, Corporate Controller from 1996 to 1999 and Accounting Manager from 1994 until 1996.

In 2013, Jenniffer and her husband, Daryl, received the Cleveland Foundation’s Frederick Harris Goff Philanthropic Service Award. The couple was also named Geauga County Foster Parents of the Year.

Deckard serves on the boards of the Cleveland Foundation, the Chardon Healing Fund, and the First Tee of Cleveland. She also serves on the Case Western Weatherhead School of Management’s Visiting Committee and the Board of Directors for the Fairmount Santrol Foundation. Ms. Deckard received a B.S. from the University of Tulsa and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University.

Hiroyuki FujitaBoard of Directors

Appointed 2012 by the Board of Directors

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita is the Founder, President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Quality Electrodynamics (QED), a global developer and manufacturer of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technology. He is the author of 16 patents and has published more than 40 scientific papers and abstracts. Dr. Fujita serves as Adjunct Full Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, and Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, and Adjunct Full Professor, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at The University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Fujita is a Senior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

Dr. Fujita has served or currently sits on the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees for numerous organizations, including The Ohio State University, The Musical Arts Association that governs The Cleveland Orchestra, The Cleveland Foundation and chairs its Finance and Administration Committee, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital and also on its Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Committee, The U.S.-Japan Council Board of Councilors, The Great Lakes Science Center, Global Cleveland and Hawken School. He also serves on the President’s Visiting Committee, International Visiting Committee and the Inamori Center of Ethics and Excellence Advisory Board at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Fujita served two terms on the U.S. Manufacturing Council for the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, sat on its U.S. Tax and Export subcommittee and is the Co-Chair of the Energy Policy Subcommittee.

Dr. Fujita is a frequent invited lecturer at various institutions, organizations and conferences for national and international audiences. In addition, Dr. Fujita published his autobiography, “A Pathfinder” from Shogakukan, Japan, in October 2013.

Dr. Fujita attended Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan and completed his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Physics at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. He received his doctorate in Physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Fujita founded QED in 2006 and by 2009 was recognized by Forbes Magazine in the Top 20 List of “America’s Most Promising Companies” and granted the Ohio Governor’s Excellence in Exporting E-Award. In 2010, Dr. Fujita received the Industrial Manufacturing Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Northeast Ohio, and also received the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award for Exemplary Professional Achievement and Service to Case Western Reserve University. In recognition of growing an impactful, high-tech manufacturing company in the United States of America, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama invited Dr. Fujita to be an honored guest and sit in the First Lady’s Box at the 2012 State of the Union Address. Dr. Fujita received the 2013 Presidential Award for Export (“E-Award”) from the U.S. Department of Commerce. He was named one of the most influential 100 people for Japan in NIKKEI Business, January, 2014. In 2015 he was named Case Western Reserve Radiology Alumnus of the Year and received the Consul General’s Commendation from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his contribution to enhance the relationship between Japan and the United States of America.

Robert A. GlickBoard of Directors

Appointed 2015 by the Bank Trustees Committee

Robert A. Glick is the founder, former CEO and Chairman of Dots, LLC, a national specialty women’s apparel chain.

Glick was inducted into the Kent State University School of Fashion Design and Merchandising’s Hall of Fame for his accomplishments in the industry and previously served as chair of the school’s advisory board.

Glick also serves on the boards of University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Cleveland Institute of Art, LAND studio and the Alliance Solutions Group. Additionally, he is a member of the investment committees of the Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals Health System, Jewish Federation of Cleveland, Cleveland Institute of Art and Temple Tifereth Israel Foundation.

Glick graduated summa cum laude from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Arts and he earned a Master of Business Administration with highest honors from the University of Michigan. In 1995, he was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year.

Sally GriesBoard of Directors

Appointed 2012 by the Bank Trustees Committee

Sally Gries is founder and chairperson of Gries Financial, an investment and wealth management firm for high net-worth clients, foundations, and institutions. She is also a founder and chairperson of Fieldstone Associates, a real estate investment advisory firm. A graduate of Northwestern University, Gries was the founder of the first female-owned money management and financial planning firm in Ohio. She has served on many boards in Northeast Ohio, including Holden Arboretum, Hawken School, Case Western Reserve University, and Town Hall.

Bernie MorenoBoard of Directors

Appointed 2014 by the Board of Directors

Bernie Moreno bought his first car dealership, Mercedes Benz of North Olmsted, in 2005. Over the past nine years, he has built Bernie Moreno Companies, which includes 31 dealerships throughout Northeast Ohio and Kentucky.

Moreno launched his career in the automotive industry with the Saturn Corporation. He also served as Vice President for New England’s largest automotive dealer.

Moreno received the Midwest Region Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young in 2011. Also that year, he received the Time Magazine/Ally Financial Dealer of the Year Award for the Greater Northeast Ohio Region. Moreno was named the 2014 Distinguished Business Executive of the year by Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland.

He currently serves as a board member for Cuyahoga Community College Foundation, Young Presidents Organization, Cleveland State University, and Ohio Business Roundtable.

Michael Petras Jr.Board of Directors

Appointed 2012 by the Board of Directors

Michael Petras Jr. is chief executive officer of Sterigenics International, the leading global provider of contract sterilization, gamma technologies and medical isotopes, and a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and GTCR. He has more than twenty-five years of leadership experience, most recently serving as president of Cardinal Health, Inc. and CEO for AssuraMed, a leading medical products supplier. He also worked at General Electric for more than two decades, including serving as president and CEO at GE Lighting and Industrial.

A graduate of John Carroll and Case Western Reserve universities, Petras has served on the boards of United Way of Cleveland, John Carroll University, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, and the Achievement Centers for Children.

Larry PollockBoard of Directors

Appointed 2012 by the Board of Directors

Larry Pollock is managing partner of Lucky Stars Partners, a private investment firm. He is past president and CEO of Cole National Corp., Zale Corp., and J.B. Robinson Jewelers, where he began his professional career on the sales floor in 1969. He serves on the board of the Cleveland Clinic and is a trustee of the Musical Arts Association, Ideastream, Kent State University, University School, Bellefaire JCB, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, and Wingspan Care Group. He received a bachelor's degree in marketing from Ohio State University.

Beth Oldenburg RankinBoard of Directors

Appointed 2011 by the presiding judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court

Beth Oldenburg Rankin is past co-president and current co-vice chair of the board for the Cleveland Play House, where her involvement includes annual and capital fundraising, facilities location review, strategic planning, and development of the agreement with Case Western Reserve University’s Master of Fine Arts program. She also serves on the executive committee of Town Hall of Cleveland and is a past member of the board of Hathaway Brown and St. Paul’s School for Boys in Baltimore.

Daniel WalshBoard of Directors

Appointed 2016 by the administrative judge, 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals

Daniel Walsh is the founder and CEO of Citymark Capital. Citymark Capital is a real estate private equity fund management company with expertise on investing in apartment projects and mixed use real estate projects in the top 50 markets in the United States.

Prior to founding Citymark Capital, Daniel was President, Northeast Ohio for Huntington National Bank, joining the company in May 2010. Walsh’s responsibilities included management and oversight of all Huntington business activities in the Northeast Ohio metropolitan market. Huntington is a $60 billion bank headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.Prior to Huntington, he managed KeyBank’s Real Estate Capital Markets businesses nationally including Fund Management, CMBS, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and Life Company whole loan placement business conducted by more than 100 professionals in 16 offices in major metropolitan areas across the US.

He received his B.A. in Management and MBA from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio. Walsh also holds his Juris Doctor degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law, with a certification in environmental and energy law practice.

Ernest L. Wilkerson Jr.Board of Directors

Appointed 2011 by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson

Ernest Wilkerson Jr. is managing partner and founder of Wilkerson & Associates in Cleveland. He earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he edited the Law Review, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Northwestern University. He serves on the boards of Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, the National School Boards Association, and the Cleveland Convention Center Facilities Authority. Previously, he served on the board of the Cleveland Foundation’s former McDonald Fund, a supporting organization, and on the board of Cleveland State University.